Hotbed sash



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W. S. BODLEY HOTBED SASH Filed May 11, 1920 anvewi o'c William 6. Badly Wi t/new tion.

Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED sar ES rszssae PATENT OFFICE;

WIBLIAMS. BODLE Y, OF LOUISVILLE; KENTUCKY.

HO'IBED SASH.

Application filed. Ma -li, 1920. Serial No. 380 489.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, IVILLIAM S. BODLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain of the sash.

By my improvements the nruntins and stiles are so shaped that the glass may be laid inend to end from-the under sidenvhen the sash. is invertedfor-that purpose, and held flat againstshoulders pro-videdfat the Thus laid the panes are saidto be hlutted and the glass however irregular in thickness always presentsa level surface to the Weather and drains Without any obstruc- Room for glazing in this manner is secured by making the stiles and muntins of such a shape that the glass may be passed bctween'a-ny two of them freely to the shoulders. There it is secured by strips also in troduced from the bottom side. These strips are fastened as described hereinafter and they are made 'Witlrrabbets to hold putty or other packing as also described. All the glazing is done inside the framework and remains beyond the influence of the Weather when the sash is turnedover for use. The putty or other packing touches only the strips and glass and if any pane has to be replaced the packing and strips come off With it, leaving aclean space for the new pane. Theimprovements may be embodied in a nlctal frame it the nature of the use renders that desirable.

With such objects in view, as Well as other advantages which may be incident-to the use of the improvements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations thereof hereinafter set forth and claimed, With the understanding that the several necessary elements constituting the same may be varied in proportions and arrangement Without dcparting from the nature and scope of the invention.

In order to make the invention more clearly understood there are shown in the accompanying drawings means for carry ing the same into practical effect, Without limiting the improvements, in their useful applications, to the particular constructions whic forthe purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration. In the said drmvings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sash embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View, on a larger scale, on 1ine II II of Fig. 1.

Fig.- 3 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the sash on liiie'IIL-III of Fig. 2."

Fig. 4 is a perspectivedeta-il View partly in section across one of the muntins.

The sash comprises longitudinal and transverse frame elements suitably secured together and having lateral shoulders at their top sides. In the construction illustrated the longitudinal frame elements are the stiles 1 andthe muntins '2, and the transverse frame elements are the top rail '3 and the bottom rail 4. The lateral shoulders, ledgesorhanges are indicated at 5. The panes of glass as shown at a are laid upon the shoulders 5 When the sash is bottom side up. When the panes of glass are thus laid they may be but-ted end to end or they may be lapped at their end edges in a known manner, my invention being adapted for either mode of layingthe glass.

6 indicates glazing strips Which are at tachable to and detachable from the stiles and muntins and after the glass has been laid as above described said strips are put in place so as to confine the panes of glass against the shoulders 5, but Without any pressure Which Would put strain upon the glass and cause breaking. When the glazing strips are in placetheyare secured to the longitudinal frame members 1, 2 many suitable manner, preferably by small nails 9 which are driven through the strips or across their bottom. edges and into the longitudinal members.

Each glazing strip is formed with a rabbet 7 atits upper corner Which is farthest from the longitudinal member to which it is attached, the arrangement being such that the tops of the glazing strips come in contact vvitlrthe panes of glass andgive a solid support to them, and the said rabloet, together Withthe glass, forms an inwardly extending groove along the under surface of the glass in which putty or any suitable packingtS may beinserted to complete the llO glazing operation. By this construction the putty or packing is directly applied to the glass but does not, except in the case of a thin pane, sustain the weight of the same as a whole and the bottom surface of the rabbet is a direct support for the packing and prevents its cracking or dropping away from the glass or other disintegration or displacement. Any pane of less than normal thickness would be held up by the packing to the top level of all of the panes.

The glazing operation is thus made very simple and rapid. It is practically impossible to do it inaccurately and the result is a strong, finished and durable piece of work.

For the replacement of a broken pane, which often has to be made, the sash is inverted, as already described and one or more of the glazing strips which confine the broken pane are removed. When this is done all of the other panes of the glass remain in place and after the broken pane has been replaced the glazing strips are readily attached as they were before, a little additional putty or packing being applied where it may be necessary. By the use of my improvements the panes of glass are so confined as not to be under any strain, the packing may be easily and quickly inserted into the rabbets of the glazing strips and pressed into place so that it will be securely confined, and the minimum amount of packing will be required, the exact amount being measured by the dimension of the rabbet of the glazing strip.

Panes of glass often vary in thickness one from another, but according to my improvements the top surfaces of the panes are all even, being all laid upon the under sides of the shoulders 5, and when the glazing operation is completed they will be durably maintained in said even arrangement, to which result the packing contributes.

Preferably the longitudinal frame mem bers 1, 2 are shaped as illustrated, their sides to which the glazing strips are attached being inclined away from the vertical and so that they flare somewhat in thickness, towards the under side of the sash. The sash is thus considerably strengthened and said inclined surface gives a better and stronger support to the glazing strips for the purpose of carrying the weight of the glass. Gravity urging all of the removable parts downward, yet presses them into a space which is more and more narrowed proceeding downward (resulting from the said inclined sides of the frame members), so that in effect said removable parts are wedged upward into normal position.

My invention is equally adapted to a construction in which the supports which are afforded to the glass panes are of a sectional character. That is to say, each glazing strip may be made sectional, say three sections to each strip, or a section for each pane, each section being formed with a "abbet 7 By this arrangement the work of replacing a pane is somewhat simplified.

When my invention is properly carried into effect it presents several important advantages. The panes of glass are held at their top edges by solid frame elements and not by any attached securing devices; the panes of glass having been combined with said frame elements by laying the panes directly on said frame elements and not by introducing them at the end of the sash and sliding them edgewise along narrow grooves as is commonly the case. I am thus enabled to produce with much less time and labor, a superior job of glazing; a perfectly aligned top surface of butted glass panes flush with each other on their top side is produced, whatever the variation in the thickness of the various panes; putty or other packing may conveniently be used with butted panes of glass, which is impracticable in usual constructions on account of the difficulty of removing panes which have been so secured; the securing elements of the panes are removed entirely from the action of the weather; the panes thus secured are so individualized that each is held just where it belongs and when broken it may be replaced exactly as it should be; and worries and losses in gardening are prevented.

Sections 10 of glazing strips are or may be attached to the inner faces of the end rails 3, 4 to support and Weatherproof the upper and lower end panes of glass. These packing strips 10 may be similar in construction to those shown at 6 and may be similarly provided with putty or other suitable packing material.

lVhat is claimed is 2-- 1. In a sash for hot beds, the combination of a frame having an intermediate longitudinal frame member arranged between the longitudinal side members of said frame, all of said members being formed on their under sides with recesses formed by lateral shoulders 5, a series of panes of glass arranged on the under sides of said shoulders, removable glazing strips 6 on the under sides of said panes and formed with rabbets, and packings arranged in said rabbets and bearing on the under sides of the panes of glass and sustaining them in the position, said packings being removable from the glass by the removal of the said strips, for

replacement of broken panes.

2. In a sash for hot beds, the combination of a frame having an intermediate longitudinal frame member arranged between the longitudinal side members of said frame, all of said members being formed on their under sides with recesses formed by lateral shoulders 5, a series of panes of glass arranged on the under sides of said shoulders, removable glazing strips 6 on the under sides of said panes and formed With rabbets, and paokings arranged in said rabbets and bearing on the under sides of the panes of glass and sustaining them in position, said packings being removable from the glass by the removal of the said strips, for replacement of broken panes, and nails engaging the under sides of said glazing strips and supporting them in position.

3. In a sash for hot beds, the combination of a frame having intermediate and side longitudinal frame members the sides of "which below the glass panes to be supported are inclined downwardly and inwardly under the glass panes, said longitudinal mem here being provided with recesses formed under and by lateral shoulders 5, a series of removable panes of glass arranged on the under sides of said shoulders, and removable glazing strips under said panes of glass and resting against said inclined sides, and means supporting said glazing strips,

whereby any tendency of the panes to fall downward is resisted by the inward Wedging action of said inclined sides of the longitudinal members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WVILLIAM S. BODLEY. 

